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A. R. PERKINS.

SHIRT.

No. 306,279. Patented Oct. '7, 1884.

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ALBERT ROTOH PERKINS, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALE TOWELD 85 FAY, OF SAME PLACE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 306,279, dated October7, 1884.

I Application filed January 4, 18M. (No model.)

T @ZZ whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALBERT Rorci-r Pen KINs, of East Boston, in thecounty ofSuftolk, of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Overshirts; and I do hereby declare thesame to be described in the following specifica-tion and represented inthe accompanying drawings, of whieh- Figure l is a front view, Fig. 2 arear view, and Figs. 3 and 4t vertical sections. of a shirt providedwith my invention, the nature of which is dened in the claimshereinafter p resented.

The shirt shown in the said drawings is of the kind used by wheelmen,and generally worn outside of another or inner shirt.

In carrying out my invention I have within the overshirt A a pair ofSuspenders, B, each 2o of the main or shoulder straps a a of which isextended through one of two loops, Z) b, arranged within the shirt atits shoulders. The buttoning-straps of the Suspenders go throughopenings in the front and back of the shirt,

2 5 (such openings being at c c and d ch) and project outwardly from theshirt a suiiicient distance for them to'button on the trousers of thewearer. lith my improvement the suspenders can be unbuttoned from thetrousers with- 3o out the necessity of first raising the shirt orremoving it wholly or partially from the wearer, such being to allow ofthe trousers being dropped or let down as occasion or convenience mayrequire. By means ofthe loops the 3 5 Suspenders are held up in theshirt in order for the arms of a person to be passed through them intothose ofthe shirt. Each buttoningstrap, just above its button-hole e, issewed or fastened to the body ofthe shirt, the sewingI being shown at f.Furthermore, the object ot' 4o myinvention is to save the necessity ofwearing the Suspenders on the outside of the shirt,

or a belt to support the trousers, when no suspenders are used forsuchsupport, a belt,when

so worn, being injuriois in asanitary point of View, as is well known.

l am aware that a shirt has been devised which is provided withSuspenders secured within the yoke of the shirt, and thus madea part ofthe shirt structure. In my device the Suspenders are loosely held intheloops b on the inside ot the shoulders of the shirt. The suspendersthus have full play and. can be easily removed from the shirt. Theopenings or slits c d are below the waist-line ofthe shirt, and thelatter puckers and falls over the suspenderends and buttons, concealingthem.

Vhat I claim is- 1. Ashirt provided with loops b on the inside at theshoulders, and slits c d at front and back, in combination withSuspenders B, resting looselyin such loops and passing through suchslits, as set forth.

2. A shirt having slits c cl at front and back, below the waist-line, inCombination with a pair of Suspenders supported within the shirt, theends of the Suspenders extending through the slits, as set forth.

ALBERT ROTCH PERKINS. lVitnesses:

R. H. EDDY,

E. B. PRATT.

